Fresh Atlantic Salmon Fillet from Mexico
Fresh, skin-on fillets from wild-caught Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), not farmed, typically weighing 0.5-2 kg each. Classified under HTS 0304.52.0015 as fresh, non-farmed Atlantic salmon fillets in the Salmonidae family, excluding any minced meat. Meets chapter notes by being fresh fish meat, not processed into flours, meals, or pellets.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
Import Tips
• Verify wild-caught status with catch certificates to confirm 'not farmed' classification and avoid reclassification to farmed salmon rates
• Maintain cold chain documentation (below 0°C for fresh) to prove 'fresh or chilled' status; frozen shifts to 0304.61 subheading
• Comply with FDA seafood HACCP and Lacey Act declarations for species (Salmo salar) to prevent customs holds